After the founding of the parent organisation, Volt Europe, the "5+1 Challenges" were adopted, which define the fundamental challenges that the party sees. This was followed by the European policy document Mapping of Policies, which forms the basis for the creation of all of Volt's programmes. Since then, several documents have been added to the Mapping of Policies. Together with the Mapping of Policies, these thematically limited documents form the so-called Policy Portfolio, from which all national, regional and local programmes are derived. On 18 December 2021, the party presented an election manifesto for national parliamentary elections for the first time.
Social policy and culture The party advocates equality in parental leave and free
Child care and
kindergartens. Investment in better training for police forces should be increased, Volt wants to improve culture and access for young people by introducing and awarding culture vouchers worth €200.
Public housing should be promoted and the proportion in cities should be increased to at least 10%. The party also proposes programmes for
multi-generational housing. Volt also wants the introduction of an
unconditional basic income (UBI) to be examined. The party is in favour of the rights of the
LGBTQ community and equality. The party is against discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, religion and origin.
Climate policy Volt sees
climate protection as one of the most urgent challenges and wants to work towards the goal of
decarbonising the energy supply in Portugal and the EU by 2035 and achieving
carbon neutrality for the whole of Portugal by 2040. In order to combat
climate change, Volt advocates the abolition of
subsidies for fossil fuels and the inclusion of
nuclear power in the European Union's green taxonomy. Volt also sees the expansion of rail infrastructure and combating
desertification in Portugal as an important element of climate policy in this context. In addition, investments will be made in the energy efficiency of houses to combat climate change and increase the safety of people in situations with extreme temperatures. Subsidies for
fossil fuels should be reduced and the financial resources freed up should be invested in the expansion of the
public transport sector and a carbon-neutral mobility system.
Digital policy A ministry for
digitalisation is to be created to bundle expertise at state level. By modernising and integrating
information systems and thus reducing the level of bureaucracy through digitalisation, the state apparatus would be able to operate with higher levels of
efficiency and
lower costs for
taxpayers.
Economic and fiscal policy The party supports a reduction in
corporate tax for companies that pay high wages and the introduction of new taxes, especially on
unhealthy foods and medicines without scientifically proven benefits.
Electoral reform In response to the problems in the 2022 parliamentary election, Volt called for a reform of
postal voting and proposes the testing and introduction of digital voting, as is already possible in Belgium, Estonia and France. The aim is to avoid frequent mistakes in postal voting that lead to invalid votes and to speed up the counting process, as well as to reduce the costs of the election. In addition, the hurdles to participation in the election are to be lowered.
Security policy Volt strives for a
common EU defence policy and a common
European army. The party is convinced that national parties are no longer capable of ensuring security within Europe. The basis for this should be a phased integration and closer cooperation of national European armed forces. The cooperation between Germany and the Netherlands, which culminated in the integration of the
Dutch army into the
German army, is proposed as a model for this.
Transport policy Local
public transport is to be expanded and improved in terms of frequency, comfort and journey times to make it competitive with cars. The
rail network in Portugal is also to be expanded and Portugal's
high-speed lines linked more closely with Spain and the rest of Europe.
Cycle paths are to be promoted. Overall, the party's aim in the transport sector is to improve the networking of transport infrastructure and reduce dependence on car traffic. The party advocates the legalization of
prostitution,
soft drug trafficking,
passive euthanasia, and
assisted suicide.
Altruistic surrogacy arrangements are also to be legalised, and the extent to which the
black market can be combated by legalising surrogacy arrangements of a commercial nature is to be investigated. In view of the ageing population, the party proposes expanding the national health service. == Elections ==